2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

1. Presentation of the Group integrated report

HISTORY: SIGNIFICANT DATES IN THE GROUP’S DEVELOPMENT

1909

  • Founding of Société Française de Teintures Inoffensives pour Cheveux by Eugène Schueller
1928

Monsavon

1929

•Imédia, the first rapid oxidative hair dye

1934

DOP

1935

•Ambre Solaire, the first filtering sun protection oil

1953

•Cosmair becomes the agent for L’Oréal in the United States

1960

•Launch of the Elnett hairspray

1963

Lancôme

1964

•Listing of L’Oréal on the Paris Stock Market

1965

Laboratoires Garnier

1970

Biotherm

1973

Gemey, entry into consumer make-up

1979

•First epidermis model reconstructed by L’Oréal’s Research department

1981

•Creation of Laboratoires dermatologiques Galderma

1988

Armani licence

1989

La Roche-Posay

1993

Redken 5th avenue in the United States

1994

Acquisition of the American agent Cosmair

1996

Maybelline in the United States

1997

Creation of the Chinese subsidiary

1998-2000

Softsheen and Carson in the United States and in South Africa

2000

Matrix and Kiehl’s since 1851 in the United States

2003

L’Oréal acquires majority control of Shu Uemura in Japan

2004

Absorption of the holding company Gesparal

2006

The Body Shop

2007

•Creation of the L’Oréal Corporate Foundation

2008

YSL Beauté

2009

•L’Oréal celebrates its 100-year anniversary and has set a goal to attract one billion new consumers

2010

Essie Cosmetics in the United States

2012

Urban Decay in the United States

2013

•Announcement of the Sharing Beauty With All programme by 2020 and the Share & Care programme

2014

L’Oréal/Nestlé Strategic Agreement

Magic Holdings in China and NYX Professional Makeup in the United States

• Disposal of Galderma

2015

Niely Cosméticos

2016

IT Cosmetics

2017

•CeraVe

•Disposal of The Body Shop

2018

•Modiface, Armani (licence renewal), Stylenanda, Pulp Riot, Valentino (licence), Thermes de la Roche‑Posay, Logocos

2019

•Licensing agreement with Prada

2020

• Definition of the sense of purpose (raison d’être): Create the beauty that moves the world.

• Announcement of the L’Oréal for the Future programme for 2030

Mugler and Azzaro fragrances brands

2021

Takami Co in Japan and Youth To The People in the United States

  • L’Oréal announces a new organisation of geographic zones
  • Agreement between L’Oréal and Nestlé for the repurchase by L’Oréal of 4% of its own shares held by Nestlé

Acquisitions

Important dates